Library

Mission Statement

The Chesterfield Public Library is the community connection to reading, lifelong learning, and personal enrichment for people of all ages. The library maintains an open, unbiased environment and upholds the public's right of access to information. The library also serves as an informal community gathering place.

Services

In house and online materials and resources are available to you. Browse and place holds for delivery with your library card by clicking here for books, ebooks, magazines, audios, movies, music, and databases.

Can't find it in the CWMARS catalog? Search other libraries across Massachusetts through the Commonwealth Catalog by clicking here.

Welcome to the Massachusetts Library System and check out all that MLS can offer you by clicking here

For your electronic devices, explore Libby the library reading app by clicking here or searching for the free Libby app in your app store.

We now have access to the Springfield Republican newspaper courtesy of the Springfield Public Library! This access includes the entire archive from the first issue in1844 to this morning's newspaper. Browse a specific date or search based on keywords. Be prepared to enter you library card number and click to login. Here's where to get started: http://bit.ly/spfld-republican

Wifi access is available to the public 24/7 on the Library grounds and a public computer is available for for use by patrons.

Children's Storytime

• Wednesdays at 10:30 AM. All ages welcome!

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Meet Wowbrary below and use the sign up tab in the upper left hand corner to receive a weekly email alert that will list all of our new acquisitions. Take a peek, order books, and be up on all the latest!

2026 Library Pass Program

Passes to local Museums and destinations are available at the Library!  Passes may be checked out during open library hours, are expected to be returned promptly after use so they are available for others, and may be returned in our outside return box if the library is closed. If you need more information or have questions about specific passes and library events please come by or contact the library by phone 296-4735 or email chesterfieldpubliclibrary@gmail.com.

• Clark Museum in Williamstown
• Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
• DCR Mass Parks
• Look Park in Florence
• Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory in South Deerfield
• MASS MoCA in North Adams
• Norman Rockwell Museum
• USS Constitution Ship Museum in Boston

2026 Summer Programs

• Tanglewood Marionettes "The Dragon King" Wednesday, July 8, 11 AM at the Town Hall. Back, as always, by popular demand!
• Interactive Balloon Magic with Jungle Jim Wednesday, July 15, 11 AM at the Town Hall. A blending of theater, visual art, and comedy. Sponsored in part by the Mass Cultural Council.
• Hands on Soil Science Program with local Geologists Deb and Dave Kozlowski Wednesday, July 22, 11 AM at the Town Hall.
• Robert Rivest and "Laughter is the Best Medicine" Wednesday, July 29, 11 AM at the Town Hall. A fun audience participatory adventure.

2026 Special Programming

• Annual Pansy Planting Saturday, May 2, 9:00-1:00 at the library. Choose a flower, pot it, decorate it, take it with you & PASS IT ON. A gift for May Day or Mother's Day! All supplies will be provided.
• Preparing for the Spotted Lanternfly Saturday, April 11, 3:30 PM at the Community Center. Join the Friends of the Library for a talk hosted by Tawny Siminsky, UMass Extension, Landscape, Nursery & Urban Forestry Program. The spotted lanternfly is a non-native insect recently discovered in MA for the first time in 2021. Since then it has spread rapidly to over 50 communities in the state. Could Chesterfield be next?
• Author Chrysler Szarlan of "The Hawley Book of the Dead" Sunday, February 8, 2 PM at the Community Center. An NPR Best Book of 2014 and a finalist for a Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award, it's set in hilltown Hawley and brims with witchery, passion, suspense and history. Book signings, refreshments, and talk with the author!
• Annual Winter Social At the Library, Saturday, February 14 from 9 am to 1 pm. Good homemade food, drinks, craft, party favors and great conversation as we celebrate the wonderful mid-winter season. 

Friends of the Chesterfield Public Library

The purpose of the Friends of the Chesterfield Public Library is to foster support for the Chesterfield Public Library in the community. Library lovers are invited to join this group that has produced author talks and the popular town phone book, sponsored summer reading programs, purchased needed equipment, and wonderful museum passes. Friends help the library and make fun and friends while at it. Meetings are short and few, usually an annual meeting with project groups getting together as needed. It's easy to become a Friend!  Call FOL president Zoe Greenwood at 413-358-6567.

Friends Winter 2025-2026 Events

• Book Swap          Preschool to Grade 6. Saturday, September 20, Old Town Hall 1:00 to 4:00
• Annual Meeting    Tuesday, October 28, Community Center 4:00 PM
• Author Talk, Chrysler Szarlan, The Hawley Book of the Dead, Sunday February 8, Community Center, 2 PM
• Preparing for the Spotted Lanternfly   April 11, Community Center, 3:30 PM 

Need a library card? Complete the "Library Registration Card Form" (see upper left link) and bring it to the library. Forms may be dropped in the book return when the library is closed. Please note that the form requests a license or ID#. This should be an identification number other than your social security number. If you already have a CWMARS card from another library, you do not need to register for an additional card.